The Village of Archery Was A Plantation January 02, 2025
“My life on the farm during the Great Depression more nearly resembled farm life fully two thousand years ago than farm life today.” – Jimmy CarterWe know that social change occurs glacially, and that the victories discussed in textbooks represent ra...
In His Reading, Jimmy Carter Favored 'Anything but Politics' December 31, 2024
When Jimmy Carter ran for president in 1976, he was new to the national scene. Of the many questions reporters asked to fill in the picture of the man, one was almost impossible for him to answer: his favorite book. A voracious speed reader, proficie...
Dealing with Jimmy Carter April 02, 2024
Jimmy Carter, age 99, is America’s longest lived ex-president. Much of my life has been a reaction against him. In my youth, his presidency seemed disastrous. His public Christian piety and politics seemed feckless. Theologically and politically, I ...